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But regardless of that, KCI has got to rank as one of the world's poorest and least convenient airports just by the overall package it offers. And that hurts KC. [/quote] As someone who has traveled regularly for work for 35 years - all out of KCI, I completely disagree. Yes the airport would be mo...

It should be pointed out that voter participation in this country is fairly low. If only 60 percent of the population above age 17 votes, you can "win" the popular vote by getting 31 percent of the population to vote for you. Neither party is all that popular. For good reason. Also, pollin...

That sucks.

Playing a night game generally favors the home team.

Oh well, we probably were not going to win on the road in Denver anyway.

That is true, -- but over the average lifetime any age based cross subsidies should even out. people pay more when they are young and pay less when they are old. If they live to be old enough, they don't end up subsidizing anyone. This same concept applies to medicare. Young people pay medicare payr...

Requiring mental health coverage seems like a decent idea to me. Given the rash of mass shootings, hopefully requiring mental health coverage will save some lives. I do think some of the drugs for managing the mentally ill are problematic. But, if treatment is effective (a big assumption I know), ev...

Their are two different ways to look at the current GOP/Chamber of Commerce propaganda on maternity coverage. If the insurance companies are basing premiums on the individual's expected costs the added premium for maternity coverage for 59 year old woman is zero because the expected cost of providin...

I had an uncle who was a farmer that bought one of those el cheapo insurance policies. When he needed heart surgury it didn't pay crap. I myself was a $30,000 victem of a majic asterick on the term sheet for my insurance at work. I am a CPA and I was fooled by a statement that all costs would be pai...

Just exactly what kind of insurance could a 56 year old woman get for $54 a month?

Doesn't pass the smell test.

just a little pet peave unrelated to prior posts. The media seems to think the Chiefs have been a really bad team for a long time. In the past 25 years (starting with Marty's first year of 1989), the Chiefs had won six or fewer games a total of five times. In other words, in 20 of the last 25 years ...

I didn't read the report. Did they make an assumption as to how many employees actually moved to Kansas because their firms relocated versus how many just stayed in the same homes they occupied before the move? It is difficult to see how moving Teva Resources, for example, from 435 and Holmes to Col...

The idea that legalizing pot would increase cocaine use is laughable. Doubt if anyone could even say that with a straight face. When you make pot illegal you force people onto the black market, where they meet drug dealers. Plus, the gateway drug is obviously booze. People do really stupid things af...

Kinda demonstrates why KU refuses to play MU in an annual basketball game in KC even though it would be great for KC.

Time heals all wounds.

The idea that any significant percentage of MU fans regret going to the SEC is silly. At most maybe 15 percent of MU fans may regret the move and that is probably a significant over estimate. I wonder if (1) people are telling bobbyhawks what he wants to hear; and (2) he is hearing what he wants to ...

It is safe to say that the KC media mythology that Missouri fans regretting moving to the SEC died yesterday about 2 pm.

It never made much sense and at this point it is transparently stupid.

PS - isn't it clear that KU football left the KC media market about three years ago?

If a moderate was running in my district against Hartzler, I would consider voting in the GOP primary. I don't think the Dem will have any chance no matter who the Pubs nominate, so might as well try to get a more moderate republican into the seat. But I fear the republican primary will be one nutjo...

I don't really see the economic ruin either, barring some kind of catastrophe. I was recently discussing this with someone, and they said, "But all this debt! They can just decide they want to cash in, and they (the Chinese) will just come over here and say, 'We own the place.'" I didn't ...

Micheal Mohoney? Geez why would he be picked as moderator.

He is an anti-urban, pro-suburban, anti-tax conservative.

Anyone really believe he is willing to rip Kansas for their irresponsible behavior?

The increase in the debt to GNP ratio has been driven by several things. First, we flushed a lot of money down the toliet on the Iraq and Afganstan wars. That was largely welfare for defense contractors. Second, Bush's 2001 tax cuts did blow a hole in the budget as planned. Third, the economy tanked...

Thanks. I stand corrected.

I was talking to one of my 80 year old uncles two weeks ago. He has been a farmer his entire life. He said "this time people are going to vote out all of the incumbents". He lives 10 miles from Cameron Missouri, His representative is Sam Graves. My uncle always votes republican. I felt lik...